Bahrain Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

1966 - 2024 | Yearly | NA | CEIC Data

Key information about Bahrain Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

  • Bahrain Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 2.2 Months of Import in Dec 2024, compared with the ratio of 2.4 in the previous year
  • Bahrain Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1966 to Dec 2024
  • The data reached an all-time high of 7.2 in Dec 1986 and a record low of 0.9 in Dec 1966

CEIC calculates Foreign Exchange Reserves as Months of Import from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and annual Imports. The International Monetary Fund provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. Central Informatics Organization provides Imports in local currency. The Central Bank of Bahrain average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions

View Bahrain's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import from 1966 to 2024 in the chart:

Bahrain Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

What was Bahrain's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import in 2024?

Bahrain Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 2.2 Months of Import in Dec 2024, compared with the ratio of 2.4 in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2.2 2024 2.4 2023 0.9 1966 7.2 1986 NA yearly 1966 - 2024

Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (NA) 7.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2025
Algeria (NA) 15.7 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Argentina (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Armenia (NA) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Australia (NA) 1.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1971 - Sep 2025
Austria (NA) 0.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Azerbaijan (NA) 4.0 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (NA) 2.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Bangladesh (NA) 4.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Nov 2025
Belarus (NA) 1.3 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Belgium (NA) 0.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Bolivia (NA) 0.2 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (NA) 6.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Botswana (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Brazil (NA) 14.5 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Dec 2025
Brunei (NA) 5.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (NA) 7.1 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Nov 2025
Cambodia (NA) 6.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2025
Canada (NA) 2.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Nov 2025
Chile (NA) 5.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
China (NA) 13.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Colombia (NA) 10.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Nov 2025
Croatia (NA) 8.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (NA) 0.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Czech Republic (NA) 6.7 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Oct 2025
Denmark (NA) 7.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Ecuador (NA) 1.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Egypt (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Estonia (NA) 0.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
European Union (NA) 1.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Finland (NA) 1.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
France (NA) 0.5 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2004 - Nov 2025
Georgia (NA) 2.5 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1995 - Dec 2025
Germany (NA) 0.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Ghana (NA) 3.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2005 - Oct 2025
Greece (NA) 0.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (NA) 6.6 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Hungary (NA) 3.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Iceland (NA) 7.4 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 2000 - Dec 2025
India (NA) 7.4 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1990 - Oct 2025
Indonesia (NA) 5.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Ireland (NA) 0.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Israel (NA) 25.5 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Italy (NA) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
Ivory Coast (NA) 0.0 Mar 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Mar 2025
Japan (NA) 17.9 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Dec 2025
Jordan (NA) 7.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Nov 2025
Kazakhstan (NA) 2.5 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Kenya (NA) 4.9 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Sep 2025
South Korea (NA) 7.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (NA) 1.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (NA) 11.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (NA) 2.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Laos (NA) 2.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Latvia (NA) 2.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Lebanon (NA) 5.7 Apr 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Apr 2025
Lithuania (NA) 1.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Luxembourg (NA) 0.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Macau SAR, China (NA) 20.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (NA) 4.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Malawi (NA) 1.7 Oct 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Malta (NA) 1.2 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1994 - Oct 2025
Mauritius (NA) 12.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Mexico (NA) 3.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Moldova (NA) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Mongolia (NA) 5.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (NA) 4.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Morocco (NA) 5.6 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (NA) 5.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2025
Myanmar (NA) 5.2 Jun 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Jun 2022
Nepal (NA) 16.7 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 2003 - Jan 2026
Netherlands (NA) 0.1 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2025
New Zealand (NA) 5.6 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (NA) 9.8 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2025
Norway (NA) 8.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Oman (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Pakistan (NA) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (NA) 0.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Nov 2025
Panama (NA) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Paraguay (NA) 5.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Peru (NA) 16.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Philippines (NA) 8.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Dec 2025
Poland (NA) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Portugal (NA) 1.1 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
Qatar (NA) 10.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Romania (NA) 5.8 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Nov 2025
Russia (NA) 16.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Saudi Arabia (NA) 21.3 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Serbia (NA) 6.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Singapore (NA) 8.0 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (NA) 1.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Slovenia (NA) 0.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
South Africa (NA) 6.1 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Dec 2025
Spain (NA) 1.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Nov 2025
Sri Lanka (NA) 3.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Sudan (NA) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2017
Sweden (NA) 2.8 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (NA) 20.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Dec 2025
Syria (NA) 9.8 Jun 2011 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2011

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Bahrain Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.8 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -2,784.441 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 2,506.000 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.3 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 50,938.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Nov 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 102.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BHD bn) 6.290 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BHD bn) 35.123 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (BHD bn) 4.133 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Domestic Public Debt Instruments: Outstanding (BHD mn) 19,156.800 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: Net Surplus or Deficit (BHD mn) -1,047.175 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Government Budget: Revenue: Non Oil: Taxation and Fees (BHD mn) 943.022 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Net Government Debt: Outstanding (BHD mn) 19,331.260 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
BH: Central Government Debt: Total: % of GDP (%) 111.598 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
BH: Revenue Excluding Grants (BHD mn) 2,082.375 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
BH: Central Government Debt: Total (BHD mn) 15,037.787 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
BH: Net Lending (+) / Net Borrowing (-) (BHD mn) -1,670.781 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) -0.117 2028 yearly 1996 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 3,607.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 6,272.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,923,883.881 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 6,385.250 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 10,811.741 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,304.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 3.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 237,151.973 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 80,656.627 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 68.341 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 21.705 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 13.546 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 1994 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 207.974 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Exports (BHD mn) 2,358.800 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Imports (BHD mn) 1,995.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Exports: HS: Annual (BHD mn) 9,329.900 2023 yearly 1966 - 2023
Imports: Annual (BHD mn) 7,636.900 2023 yearly 1966 - 2023
Energy Imports: Value: Crude Oil: Annual (USD th) 4,740,525.000 2021 yearly 1978 - 2021
Energy Exports: Volume: Petroleum Products (Barrel th) 7,397.000 Dec 2021 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 135.241 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 114.347 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 538.7 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 813.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,868.8 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,703.622 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 14.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.615 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 27,705.468 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account (BHD mn) 8.101 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net (BHD mn) -517.231 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment (BHD mn) 876.300 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Reserve Assets: Net (BHD mn) 92.500 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (BHD mn) -443.467 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: Errors and Omissions (BHD mn) -953.301 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) 1,282.323 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -1,912.028 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net: Assets (BHD mn) -1,725.790 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (BHD mn) 1,394.797 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Abroad (BHD mn) -79.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (BHD mn) 1,015.000 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Goods (BHD mn) 1,693.000 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (BHD mn) 5,841.500 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services (BHD mn) 1,303.800 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (BHD mn) -2,840.200 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (BHD mn) 1,859.800 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (BHD mn) -980.400 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (BHD mn) -4,537.700 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: CF: Capital Account (BHD mn) 131.600 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (BHD mn) -1,001.400 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Workers' Remittances (BHD mn) -1,001.400 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
No of Registrations: New Enterprises (Unit) 13,312.000 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
BH: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -494.681 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.7 Sep 2025 semiannually Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 7,439.887 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 38,388.539 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.8 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1975 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,269.0 Jul 2025 monthly Oct 1965 - Jul 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 6.720 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 6.648 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1966 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 56,834.496 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 60,834.4 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.9 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1992 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 34,498.100 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.29 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 62.48 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Currency in Circulation (BHD mn) 677.900 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2 (BHD mn) 14,437.200 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (BHD mn) 2,855.400 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3 (BHD mn) 16,548.500 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3: Deposits: General Government (BHD mn) 2,111.300 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3: Domestic Assets: Claims on Private Sector (BHD mn) 12,321.564 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1974 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3: Domestic Assets: Claims on Government (BHD mn) 12,668.400 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency Outside Banks (BHD mn) 535.600 Nov 2018 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2018
Deposits: Retail Banks (BHD mn) 21,830.307 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Outstanding Loans: Retail Banks: NR: Business: Non Bank Financial (BHD mn) 215.600 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023

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